| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Richard Manuel inbounds the ball | 17-28 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Lee Terry is hacked by John Wade - foul #1 on John Wade, team foul #1 | 17-28 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Lee Terry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-28 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | John Wade pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is hacked by Richard Manuel - foul #3 on Richard Manuel, team foul #1 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Frierson (SF) Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:30 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Anthony Nieves | 17-28 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | James Lockwood misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Lee Terry can't tip it in | 17-28 |
| 18:03 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 17-28 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Wade | 17-30 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Mark Frierson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Frierson, team foul #2 | 17-30 |
| 16:56 | Virginia | James Lockwood denies the turnaround by Curtis Wilson | 17-30 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Lee Terry snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Benjamin Skinner picks off the pass by Anthony Nieves | 17-30 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Mark Frierson takes the ball from Paul Thomas | 17-30 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Paul Thomas denies the turnaround by Anthony Nieves | 17-30 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | John Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lockwood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Frierson - foul #2 on Mark Frierson, team foul #3 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Liko Chinn (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Richard Lindstrom (PF), Matthew Felder (C) Richard Montez, James Lockwood, Mark Frierson, Lee Terry, Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), James Chambliss (C) John Wade, Paul Thomas | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Liko Chinn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Lindstrom | 20-31 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Edgar Richards steals the ball from Curtis Wilson | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Richard Manuel is called for traveling | 20-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Lee Terry (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Edgar Richards, Richard Lindstrom, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Benjamin Skinner, Larry Rugg | |
| 14:07 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses the runner from the baseline | 20-31 |
| 14:05 | Virginia | John Wade hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Lee Terry comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 20-33 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | James Chambliss's layup is rejected by Lee Terry | 22-33 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Montez | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:59 | Dayton | James Chambliss picks off the pass by Richard Montez | 22-33 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | John Wade dunks the ball on a great pass from James Chambliss | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Richard Manuel can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Wade - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG) Liko Chinn | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Larry Rugg (PF) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Larry Rugg grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 12:13 | Virginia | Paul Thomas clanks a floater from the right block | 22-35 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | James Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Wade - foul #3 on John Wade, team foul #3 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Frierson (SF), Richard Lindstrom (PF) Richard Manuel, Lee Terry | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) C - Anthony Nieves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia | John Wade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson's layup is rejected by Richard Lindstrom | 23-35 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Mark Frierson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Richard Montez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Skinner - foul #2 on Benjamin Skinner, team foul #4 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), James Chambliss (C) John Wade, Paul Thomas | |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom misses the jump hook from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 09:56 | Virginia | Larry Rugg's pass is intercepted by Matthew Felder | 25-35 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | James Lockwood double dribbles | 25-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Lee Terry (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Richard Montez, Mark Frierson, Richard Lindstrom, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:10 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-35 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Larry Rugg tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Liko Chinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Liko Chinn - foul #1 on Liko Chinn, team foul #4 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG) James Lockwood | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 25-39 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Richard Manuel's floater is tipped away by Larry Rugg | 25-39 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Lee Terry can't tip it in | 25-39 |
| 08:12 | Virginia | Paul Thomas pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner is hacked by Liko Chinn - foul #2 on Liko Chinn, team foul #5 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG) Edgar Richards | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Anthony Nieves | 25-39 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Paul Thomas is called for the reach on Richard Montez - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #5 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Liko Chinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Larry Rugg snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Paul Thomas lays it in on a great pass from John Wade | 25-41 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-41 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Richard Montez grabs the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Richard Montez's floater is tipped away by Larry Rugg | 25-41 |
| 06:01 | Virginia | Larry Rugg gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 25-41 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Matthew Felder snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Terry | 28-41 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | Paul Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | John Wade dunks the ball | 28-43 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Richard Manuel is hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #3 on Paul Thomas, team foul #6 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), James Lockwood (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Richard Lindstrom (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Richard Montez, Liko Chinn, Richard Manuel, Lee Terry, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (PG), James Chambliss (PF) Benjamin Skinner, Larry Rugg | |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 30-43 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Paul Thomas hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Brockman | 30-45 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Mark Frierson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Lockwood | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edgar Richards (fresh) SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chambliss (fresh) C - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson throws it down on a great pass from Stanley Brockman | 32-47 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | John Wade takes the ball from Edgar Richards in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Frierson - foul #3 on Mark Frierson, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Lee Terry (PF) Edgar Richards, Richard Lindstrom | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Lee Terry snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-48 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | James Chambliss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Anthony Nieves | 32-48 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | James Lockwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves tips it home | 34-48 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | John Wade blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Frierson - foul #4 on Mark Frierson, team foul #7 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Manuel (SF) Mark Frierson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Larry Rugg (PF) Curtis Wilson, Paul Thomas | |
| 02:04 | Virginia | John Wade misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | John Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | James Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Lee Terry is hacked by Benjamin Skinner - foul #3 on Benjamin Skinner, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Wilson (SF), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Lee Terry makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Lee Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Montez | 36-49 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves's pass is intercepted by Paul Thomas | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Paul Thomas scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Skinner | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Lee Terry drills a jump hook in the paint | 38-51 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner runs out the clock | 38-51 |